Dragonball Kai, DBK, DB Kai, DBZ Kai, Dragon Ball Kai, Dragon Ball Z Kai, ドラゴンボール改, ドラゴンボール改「カイ」, Драконий жемчуг Кай
A remastered version of Dragon Ball Z that adheres more to the manga's story. This version includes newly recorded dialog by the original voice actors, new sound effects, new OP/ED sequences, and a brand new HD video transfer.
Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 09:01 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2011, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Dragon Ball Kai
2009ViewingConfirmedDragon Ball Super: Beerus
2026(×﹏×)Dragon Ball DAIMA
2024ConfirmedDragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
2022(×﹏×)Dragon Ball Super: Broly
2018ConfirmedDragon Ball Super
2015ConfirmedDragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no "F"
2015(×﹏×)Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters
Dragon Ball Kai (2014)
2014ConfirmedDragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami
2013ConfirmedDragon Ball Z Kai: Peace for the Future! The Spirit of Goku is Forever
Dragon Ball Kai: Mirai ni Heiwa wo! Goku no Tamashii yo Eien ni
2011ConfirmedDragon Ball Super: Ginga Patrol
Timing TBCConfirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen yesterday
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 77.5
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~46,781 followers
- Favourite base strength - 2,766 cross-platform favourites
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Dragon Ball Z Kai renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Dragon Ball Z Kai getting a new season?
- Yes - Dragon Ball Z Kai has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Dragon Ball Z Kai be renewed?
- Dragon Ball Z Kai has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Dragon Ball Z Kai's renewal probability?
- Dragon Ball Z Kai's CourScore is 58 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 177,260 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 177,260 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 999 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 4 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | chapters total | GLOBAL | 520 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source members | GLOBAL | 183,770 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | volumes total | GLOBAL | 42 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | rating | GLOBAL | 8.46 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source favorites | GLOBAL | 16,653 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.21 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 75 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 291 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 351,999 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 815 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 184,480 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 418 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.71 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 4,786,459 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 95,984 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.64 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,893 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 42 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 293 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 77 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,442 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.45 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 1,880 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 437,559 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 23,145 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2,850 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 27,487 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 36,465 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.8 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 4 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 234 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 79 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 37 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 40,071 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,339 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 163,554 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 85 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 11.84 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 520 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 51 | Jul 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.47 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |